CYCA welcomes Altex Yacht & Boat Paint as club and YSA sponsor

The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia has confirmed Altex Yacht & Boat Paint (AYB), Australasia’s leading brand for Marine Coatings, as a sponsor of both the club and the CYCA’s Youth Sailing Academy.

The sponsorship will see Altex supply their ‘winning edge’ Pettit Vivid antifoul to the CYCA’S fleet of 10 identical Elliot 7m fixed keel yachts as used by the YSA, along with product for the club’s other four vessels.

AYB NSW Marine State Sales Manager, David Brown says, “we are pleased to be supporting such an iconic club and proud to supply the CYCA with a winning formula.”

With over 60 years of marine coatings development, Altex Yacht & Boat Paint offers a complete range of marine paints and antifouls designed for the DIY boat owner as well as the professional painter and the CYCA welcomes their support.

CLUB NOTICEBOARD

CYCA member Thorry Gunnersen AM, owner-skipper of Tilting at Windmills, passed away at home on Sunday 4 February 2018, age 77. His funeral will be held at 11am on Monday 12 February 2018, at St Peter’s Eastern Hill Anglican Church, 15 Gisborne Street, Melbourne.